Mount Royal University Cougars Athletics & Recreation

Karla Karch has been the director of Cougar Athletics since 2005. Karch is a former Canadian Olympian who played basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also represented Canada at numerous World Championships. She played in numerous World Championships, Pan American Games, and Goodwill Games during her athletic career. 

After her time as a professional athlete in Germany, Hungary, and Belgium, Karla transitioned into administration, where she has been the Director of Cougars Athletics since 2005. Karch’s winning attitude, tenacious spirit, and strong leadership have been instrumental in elevating Mount Royal’s varsity programs, playing a key role in the sustained competitiveness of the university’s eight teams over the past decade.